2 thoughts on “St Anthonyâ€™s Church – Gangondanahalli”

There is a tomb of Landlord M . JOSEPH in St.Anthony’s church gangondanahalli Bangalore
Such a wonderful way of showing gratitude for the donator .
It has nw becum a prestigious institution and a church which is educating more than 1000 students
Many people are getting educated because of this great man ‘s sacrifice

The Capuchins of
Deena Seva Ashrama had been rendering pastoral services in the substation of
Gangondanahalli since 1975. The Archdiocese of Bangalore, represented by the
Archbishop Rt. Dr. Arokiaswamy, formally requested the Capuchins to take care
of the spiritual and pastoral needs of this area, as one of the substations of
Kengeri quasi parish, by his letter dated 3 November 1983. A Kannada medium school, dedicated to St.
Anthony was opened soon thereafter in a small hut with cement sheet roof. The
area has seen a rapid development even as the development of the parish and
English medium school.

A church and school
building along with the residential quarters were constructed by the Capuchins
on the land donated by Mr. M. Joseph and were inaugurated and blessed by Rt. Rev.
Dr. Alphonsus Mathias, the then Archbishop of Bangalore, on 31 October 1993.
Earlier it was erected into a full-fledged parish and entrusted to the
Capuchins “ad perpetuum” through an agreement dated 25 August 1993.